If you’re moving to the Wichita area, traveling through south-central Kansas, or have family or friends looking for a faithful Lutheran congregation near Andover, we recommend Peace Lutheran Church in Andover, Kansas.

At St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Door County, we are a congregation of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS). When recommending churches outside our area, we look first for congregations with whom we share a common confession of faith and fellowship at the altar.

For those looking for an LCMS church in Andover, Peace Lutheran Church is our recommendation.

Peace Lutheran Church in Andover, Kansas

Peace Lutheran Church
405 W. 21st St.
Andover, KS 67002
Phone: (316) 733-2633

Peace Lutheran Church is an LCMS congregation serving Andover and the surrounding communities of the Wichita area.

Like St. Peter’s, Peace belongs to a church body committed to the authority of Holy Scripture and to the Lutheran Confessions as a faithful exposition of the biblical faith.

That means visitors will find a congregation centered upon the Gospel of Jesus Christ: that sinners are justified before God not by their works, merits, or spiritual accomplishments, but by grace through faith in Christ.

For Lutherans traveling or relocating to Kansas, that shared confession matters. You aren’t simply looking for a Sunday service that happens to be nearby. You are looking for a church where God’s Word is preached and His Sacraments are administered according to Christ’s institution.

Peace Lutheran Church provides just such a church home in Andover.

Sunday Worship at Peace Lutheran Church

Peace currently offers two Sunday Divine Services:

8:00 AM — Divine Service
9:15 AM — Sunday School and Bible Class
10:30 AM — Divine Service

The Christian education hour between services provides opportunities for both children and adults to continue studying God’s Word.

If you’re visiting Peace for the first time, arriving for one of the Divine Services and staying before or afterward for Bible class is a good way to get to know the congregation beyond Sunday worship alone.

Biblical, Lutheran Preaching

One of the advantages of belonging to a confessional church body is knowing what a congregation confesses before you ever walk through its doors.

Peace Lutheran Church is part of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Together with other LCMS congregations, Peace confesses the canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as the inspired Word of God and subscribes to the Lutheran Confessions contained in the Book of Concord.

At the heart of that confession is Jesus Christ.

Lutheran preaching distinguishes between Law and Gospel. God’s Law reveals His will for our lives and exposes our sin. The Gospel announces what God has done about our sin: Christ has borne it in His own body upon the cross and risen from the dead for our justification.

The Christian faith, therefore, is not fundamentally a program for making ourselves acceptable to God.

It is the proclamation of what God has done for us in Christ.

As St. Paul writes:

“For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law.”
— Romans 3:28

That Gospel remains at the center of Lutheran preaching, teaching, and worship.

Historic Lutheran Worship

Visitors to Peace will also encounter worship rooted in the historic liturgy of the Christian Church.

Lutherans sometimes call the Sunday service the Divine Service because its direction is first from God to us. Christ comes among His people through His Word and Sacraments, giving the forgiveness and life He won for us upon the cross. His people respond with prayer, praise, thanksgiving, and confession.

Consequently, Lutheran worship does not need to be reinvented every Sunday.

The congregation hears readings from Holy Scripture, confesses the Christian faith in the ancient creeds, sings hymns, hears the preaching of God’s Word, prays together, and gathers around the Lord’s Supper.

For Lutherans visiting Andover from another part of the country, much of the service should therefore feel familiar.

The Lord’s Supper and Church Fellowship

Because Peace Lutheran Church and St. Peter’s Lutheran Church are both congregations of the LCMS, we share the same public confession of faith and altar fellowship.

This is particularly important when it comes to the Lord’s Supper.

Lutherans confess that Christ’s true body and blood are really present in the Sacrament, given with the bread and wine for Christians to eat and drink for the forgiveness of sins.

Holy Communion is therefore both a gift from Christ and a confession of unity in the Christian faith.

If you are visiting Peace and intend to receive Holy Communion, particularly if you are not a member of an LCMS congregation, it is always appropriate to introduce yourself to the pastor before the service.

Christian Education for Children and Adults

Peace Lutheran Church also provides Sunday School and adult Bible study at 9:15 AM on Sundays.

That’s worth mentioning because Christian education isn’t only for children.

Lutherans have historically placed tremendous importance on catechesis—the lifelong teaching and learning of the Christian faith. Children need to learn the Scriptures, the Ten Commandments, the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, Baptism, Confession, and the Lord’s Supper.

Adults need to continue learning them too.

A congregation in which adults continue gathering around Scripture provides something increasingly uncommon in American Christianity: an understanding that becoming a Christian doesn’t mean graduating from Christian instruction.

We remain students of God’s Word throughout our lives.

Looking for an LCMS Church Near Wichita?

Peace Lutheran Church is located in Andover, immediately east of Wichita, making it a convenient LCMS congregation for people living in Andover and portions of the eastern Wichita metropolitan area.

If you’re relocating to the area, we encourage you not to wait until everything else about the move is settled before finding a church.

Visit Peace. Attend the Divine Service. Introduce yourself to the pastor. Stay for Bible class. Give yourself an opportunity to become part of the congregation.

A faithful church home is one of the most important things to establish when moving to a new community.

Visiting Andover, Kansas?

The same recommendation applies if you’re simply traveling.

Vacations, family visits, business trips, and youth sporting events can easily disrupt the ordinary rhythm of Sunday worship. But traveling can also provide an opportunity to visit another congregation of our Synod and experience the fellowship Christians share across distances.

If your travels take you to Andover or the Wichita area, consider spending Sunday morning at Peace Lutheran Church.

Our Recommended Church in Andover, Kansas

When someone from St. Peter’s asks us for a church recommendation outside Door County, we don’t simply look for a congregation with good reviews or an attractive website.

Church fellowship is a confession of faith.

That’s why, if you’re looking for a church in Andover, Kansas, we recommend: